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Keywords:

CPAP, OSA, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Respiratory System, CPAP adherence, CPAP education, Group education, obstructive sleep apnoea, POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE, APNOEA/HYPOPNOEA SYNDROME, NASAL CPAP, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Patient Education as Topic, Polysomnography, Retrospective Studies, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, 1107 Immunology, 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences, 3204 Immunology, 42 Health sciences

Abstract:

CPAP-therapy is the first-line treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). A significant limitation of CPAP treatment is the poor therapy adherence, compromising the beneficial effects.